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Kings and Queens (Usborne Hotshots)

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Published in England. Nicely done. Lots of illustrations. Text is very interesting. The only problem is: it is too short. You can read it completely in under 10 minutes. They should have included more kings and queens and more detail on the ones they did include. Its billed as being a children's book, but the names of some of the kings and queens were difficult for me and I have a master's degree.

Did you know there was a king who ruled for 94 years? Or that one of the youngest monarchs ever....became Emperor of China at the age of two?

The Usborne Book of Kings & Queens looks at rulers from all over the world, from their earliest times to the present.

It explores their lives from coronations to funerals, examines their palaces, monuments and regalia, exposes royal scandals and intrigues, and explains unsolved mysteries.

Photos, maps, and detailed illustrations help to tell these fascinating tales of royal lives. Packed with stories of royal successes, failures, victories and defeats, Kings & Queens captures the romance and mystery of monarchy.

At 32 pages, total, this is more like a pamphlet than a book. At the time I posted this review, used copies were available for 98 cents plus shipping. At this price, don't expect exhaustive coverage of the subject. However, for a quickie look at the subject, this is very nicely done. There are color pictures on every page. The monarchs covered include Akhenaten, Nefertiti, King Tut, Alexander the Great, Boudicca, Shih Huan Ti, Montezuma, Atahualpa, Charlemagne, Kublai Kahan, Henry VIII, Ivan IV, Louis XIV, Nicholas Romanov II, Shah Jahan, Ludwig II, the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth I and II, and briefer mention of a few others. I would call it suitable for all ages, high school and up. Unless you are a seasoned history professor, you will learn something about the subject from this tiny book.